Milk-refrigerator



(No Model.)

C. B. TRAVER.

. MILK REPRIGERATOR. No. 395,464. Patentedan. l, 1889.

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llnlrnn STATES Arrivi rrlcr (j. BRADLEY TRAVER, OF BROOKLYN, NEWT'YORK.

IVI|LKHREFRIGlElR/CTORi4 SPECIFICATIN forming part of Letters Patent No. 395,464, dated January 1, 1889.

Application illell October 1, 1887, Serial No. 251,258. (No model.)

To nl] '1071/0712, it 71mg/ con/cern:

lle it known that I, C. BRADLEY THAN' Ell, a citizen of the United States, and a resident oi Brooklyn, ill the countyoi' Kin alld Siate of New York, have invented certain new alld useii'ul Improvements ill lllilk-Reiligeraiors, of whicll ille following is a speciiieation.

My invention relaies to refrigerators, and is particularlyv iflesigned for keeping milk a t a cold and even temperature during transportation from ille dairy io ille consumer and ai?- terward until used. Itis a well-known fact tllat milk which is subjected to variations of i'elllljleraijlure before alld ai'ter it reaches the hands of ille eollsunlerwill soul'lllucll quicker than il it be lllaintained at a cold alld even temperature. Indeed i'resh lllilk that iskept ill a proper rei'rigerating-receptacle will rctain iis 'purity i'or almost all indefinite period. liv the employment oi' my invention families lllav he supplied ill a cleanly alld convenient manner Vwith milk that will keep sweet and wholi-lsonle until consumed.

While ille invention is 'primarily intended ior ille preservai'ioll of milk, it is obvious that ille reirigeraior nla v be used i'or cooling and lllainiailling in a cold condition oiller substances, liquids as well as solids.

llle invelliion consists ill ille structure llerel'plai'ier described, alld illusiraiied ill the amlolnpanying drawings, which iorlll a part oiillisspeeiiicai ion, and ill which like illaiures are indicaled bv like igllresI olf reference ill boih views.

'.l`lle poinis oi' novel il' i'or which proieel'ion is desired are pointed olli` in ille claims :ltille end Ilereol".

ln the drawings, [ligure l is a central veriieal seeiiollal view olf a strneiure embodying nl v invention, and Fig. L) is aiop plan view olf ille salue with ille iop oi' ille sil'llein ure opell or illrown back. Referring to the drawings, the ligure il indientes a box or case, pre iferabl y oi' wood, and which lllajv be oli' all)v convenient size, the inteniioll being io make ille same oi' various sizes, so illaiithey mayY accommodate bottles ol varying capacity. 'lhis box is lined with Zine, (indiez-liied by -l-,) which lining is provided wi ill ledges and i5, ille iorlller designec'l to receive and support :l i'alse biliionl, 7, whereby a space ai' ille bolionl ol' the ease is provided ifor d ri ppillgs from ille ice. The false boi-tom 7 is formed with a central opening' io receive the interior receptacle, S, which is designed to accollllllodate ille milk-bottle il, as sllowll. The receptacle S rests llpoll the bottom oi,l ille case 3 alld extends upward i'o wiillill a short distance of ille upper edge of said case. lts size will oit course depend upoll ille holding capacity of ille bottle wllicll it to contain. Near the top ol' receptacle 8 it is provided with a number ol' periorations, 10, which fornl a communication between the interior and exterior of said receptacle, whereby the vfull effect of the cold 'from ille ice 11, which is packed between the lillillgof case 3 and receptacle 9,1llav be eolnlllunicated io ille bottle il.

The ligure i indicates a cover resting llpoll ledges i3 and Iitting,l snugly arolllld the mouth oi receptacle S, the purpose ol' which is io assist ill rendering` the ice-space between the outer surface of the receptacle 8 alld the lilling l. oi' case f2 air-iight. The cover 12 may .be provided with suitable rings or handles,

as lil, to lrender iis rellloval easy. The cover l2, as well as the relllovable i'alse bottom 7', are preitffrablv composed of zinc.

The top ol receptacle 8 isby preference not supplied with a cover, ille. accessibilii)Y oli' the bottle il being thus relnlered more eolllf'ellient. The lid l-l4 oi.' ease isior mnlvenience ll ing-ed, as at lo, is provided wiill lllealls for securing or locking it ill a closed condition, and is slipplied witll a handle, as 1b', so that it lllay be easily lilied and carried. The interior surlaee oi iid His covered with ielt, as 17, whereb v, when ille lid closed and locked, ille ease i Il is lllore eiiieeillallv lllaintailled ill all airtight condition.

I'sllall by prei'eri-lnce, when llsing illis reif ri gerlflior i'or lllilk, make use oi' a bottle provided wiih an air-tight stopper similar to the design shown ill the drawings, as sucll a stopper is a serviceable adj llllct toward preserving ille lnilk ill a pure siate.

'llle quaniitv of ice necessary for use ill this w refrigerator is small, even when ille largestsize cases are enlpklyed, and experiment has shown that one Iilling oit' ice in a slnall case will lllainiaill the lnilkyat a cold and even telnperatllre for quite twenty-four hours.

In serving nlilk io families the purpose is IOO to deliver the milk in the refrigerator, the latter being taken up when making the next delivery. By this plan not only is the milk delivered in a eold Condition, but the Consumer is furnished with means for keeping it cold and sweet.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to Secure by Letters Patent, is- A 1. A refrigerator box or ease provided with a lining having ledges, as 5 6, and a lid for closing Said ease, Combined with a false bottom resting upon ledge 5, a removable receptacle passing Centrally through said false bottom, and a Cover surroundin g the mouth of Said receptacle and resting upon ledge sub- Stantially as Set forth.

A refrigerator box or ease provided with a lining having ledges, as 5 (3, and a lid for closing Said oase, combined with a false bottom resting upon ledge 5, a removable receptaele passing Centrally through said false boi;-

tom and provided with perforations at its top, and a eover Surrounding the mouth of said receptacle above the perforations and resting upon ledge 6, substantially as set forth.

A refrigerator box or ease provided with a lining having ledges, as 5 6, and a lid for closing the box or case provided upon its under surface with felt, and with a handle, as 16, combined with a false bottom resting upon ledge 5, a receptacle passing centrally through said false bottom and perforated at its top, 1

and a cover surrounding the mouth of said receptacle and resting upon ledge G, Substantially as set forth.

Signed at New York, in the county of N ew York and State of New York, this 21st dayof September, A. D. 1887.

C. BRADLEY TRAVER.

"nnesses:

J. E. M. BOWEN, GEO. B. LAUCK. 

